Machine for folding noodles.



SA MUELMH.

Mmmm; FOR mmm momia.

Patented. July 2.), 1916.

6 SHE S-WSHEET V WITNESSES sy MUELLER. MACHINE FUR FOLDING NOODLES.

APPUCATION FILED DEC. 2, 1909.

25, 1916. s SHEETS-SHEET 2.

M m fm Patented July EET 3.

'NiTNESSES A@ wuh/ .Ja I

s. MUELLER.

MACHINE For: moms Nomss. APPLCATION HLED DEC- 2. i909. l ,1 927336, Iatented July 25, 1916.

he ATT0RNEY` S. MUELLER.

MACHINE HR FOLDING NOOELS,

APPLLCA'HON msu Dac. 2.

l 1 92,336 )Mmited J uy 25, 1916.

ATTORNEY s. MuELLEn. IMCHHIE FOR FOLDKNG NOODLES.

APPUCATMN FILED DEC- 2, 1909.

1,1 92,336. Patented July 25, 1916.

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m" 'mrqt liep in the method. il m' pm'nlity of side wl from n sheet of tw pms-Miou of the mwn in Fig, 7. i my the pmdlwt of 'l mi that to szw,

In amd anste sin@ with a Mugs in the frame memppm portfms, Upon the 0F v'ne main driving Emsa pui- "v vem'n 30, 30, :51, ll, admcent to scending engages the strips of folded dough lying in the position over the entrance end of the chute S8. and at the point shown in Fig. 9 and carries the said strips outwardly through the chute 86 as shown in Fig. 10, The folder-plunger or folding plate 92 in passing into and through the chute imparts a double fold indicated by 110 in Fig. 16; where the double folded strips are shown, obviously the doublefold will be between the single fold 107 Fig. 14 and the. ends of the end portions 10S, 109, and will be parallel with the singlefold 107. The shape of cach individual dough strip folded as described is shown in Figs. 11 and 12, which illustrate the form of each complete noodle. Each noodle is composed of four layers of dough having a single fold at one end and two folds at the other end and has a zigzag form.

It will be clear on reference to Figs. 11

and 12, in connection with Fig. 16, that the transverse double folding of the previously folded and staggered strips of dough will cause an interlocking of the adjacent strips, lthe folded end portions 108 of.each previously single folded strip being then interlocked with the folded end portions 109 of the next or adjacent strips. The folded and interlocked strips of dough or noodles are, after the described double-folding, delivered from the end of the chute 86 to suitable trays, and are arranged upon the conveyer 40 in order to conduct the noodles from the end of the machine in a continuous series of transversely arranged rows with the laterally diverging end portions of said noodles interlocked. This movement may be continuous or intermittent as desired.

Obviously, the described method can be .used in folding a single strip of dough as well asa plurality of side by side strips, and it is in like manner qlear that the step, in the method, of interlocking the noodles may be omitted, in which case the table or plate 80 or a corresponding=part would remain stationary or at leastwould have no movement such as to cause the interlocking. In such event, the side by side noodles lwould not be interlocked and the ends of each noodle -would lie one above the other and not side- Wise or laterally of each other.

It is to be distinctly understood that my invention comprehends such simpler method whether the action of the machine be upon a single strip-or length of dough or uRon a plurality of side by side strips of dough cut from a sheet of dough. g

In this application the process or method of folding the noodles is-not claimed as the slime constitutes the subject matter of a divisional ap ilication, tiled October 21, 1915, Serial No. 5 ,110.v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 4

1. In a machine of the character described. the combination of means for folding a strip ofdough at an intermediate'portion. meansfor spacing apart the ends of said strip sidewise in the plane of the folded strip. and means for folding said folded strip crosswise, substantially as specified.

E. In a machine of the character described, the combination of means Vfor folding a long` relatively narrow' body of dough at an intermediate portion, means for spac-y ing apart the ends of said body sidewise in the plane of the folded body, and means for folding said folded body crosswise, substantially as specified.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination of means for forming a strip from a sheet of dough, means for folding said strip of dough at an intermediate portion. means for spacing apart the ends of said strip sidewise in the plane of the folded strip, and means for folding said folded strip crosswise, substantially as specified.

l. In a machine of the character described. the combination of means for transversely folding a series of side by side, long, relatively narrow bodies of dough, and means for interlocking said bodies, substantially as specified.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination of means for transversely double-folding a series of side by side strips of dough, andv means for concurrently therewith interlocking the adjacent strips. substantially as specified.

0. In a machine of the character described. the combination of means for folding a layer comprising a series of side'by side, long, .relatively narrow bodies of dough, at intermediate portions of said bodies, to produce two layers and a. single fold, means for spacing apart the end portions of each folded body sidewise in the plane of the layers to stagger the end portions in one layer relatively to the end portions in the other layer, and means for folding said folded bodies of the two layers crosswise between their ends and.` the first fold, substantially as specified.

In a machine of the character described, the combination of means for fold` ing a layer comprising a series of sideby side, long, relatively narrow bodies of dough, at intermediate portions of said bodies, and means lmoving in a plane parallel with said folding means for simultaneously therewith spacing apart the end portions of each body sidewise in the plane of the folded'bodies to stagger the end portions in one layer relatively to the end portions in the other layer,

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which the folded strips are passed, and a folder-plunger for engaging the folded strips and again folding them within said chute, substantially as specified.

225. [n a machine oi' the character described. the combination of means for forming,r a plurality oi side by side, long. relati\el \Y narrow bodies olf dough, means for folding said bodies. a chute to which the folded bodies are conducted. means for delivering said folded bodies through the chute, and a conveyer for receiving the fold ed bodies from said chute` substantially as specified.

2i. in a machine of the character dcscribed, the combination of a chute. means for conductinglong` relatively narrow bodies of dough thereto, and means for folding said bodies within said chute, substantially as specified.

'25.111 a machine of the character described. the combination of a chute, means for conducting strips of dough thereto, and means for folding said strips within said chute, substantiall)v as specified.

12V. In a machine of the character described, the combination oi a chute, means for conducting strips of dough thereto, and means l'or i'oiding said strips within said chute, and discharging the saine therefrom, substantially as specified.

2i'. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a Chute, means i'or conducting long` relatively narrow bodies ot dough thereto, and a folderplunger for 'folding said bodies within said chute and fort-int,r them therefrom, substantiall)Y as speeiiied.

19. ln a machine of the character described. the combination oi' a curved chute, means i'or comluctin;v long` relatively narrow bodies ol' dough thereto. and a correspondingflv rurved i'oiderpluuger for tobb ing said bodies in said chute and forcing them therefrom, substantially as specified.

'31. ln a machine ot' the character described, the combination of a chute, means ior conducting long` relatively narrow bodies of dough thereto, and an oscillatory folder located outside said chute for folding said bodies` into said chute, substantially as specified.

30. ln a machine oi' the character described, the combination of a chute, means for conducting long, relatively narrow bodies of dough thereto, an oscillatory folder located outside said chute for folding said bodies into said chute, and means for actuating said folder, substantially as specified.

fd, ln a machine of the character described. the combination of a chute, means for conducting long. relatively narrow bodies oi' dough thereto, means for folding said bodies Within said chute, and a conveyor for receiving the folded bodies from said chute, substantially as specified.

In a machine of the character described, the combination of a reciprocatory plate for receiving long, relatively narrow bodies of dough, and a table or plate 1n cooperation with. which said reciproaitory plate folds Said bodies, substantially as specified.

In a machine of the character described the cmiliiiiation oi' a reciprocatory plate for receiving strips of dough, and a table or plate in cooperation with which Said reciprocating plate folds said strips, substantiallvY as specified.

3l. ln a machine of the character described, the combination of a reciprocatory plate for 'receiving long, relatively narrow bof ies oi' dough, a table or plate in coperati`on with which said reciprocatory plate folds said bodies, and means for reclprocat ing said table in a direction transversely to the movement of said plate, whereby7 said bodies are folded and their end portions spread apart, substantially as s eciiied.

85. 1n a machine of the c aracter described, the combination of means for forming,r a series oi' side by sidetfolded interloclied dough elements with the folded portions of adjacent elements in parallelism, substantially as specified.

3G. ln a machine of the character described, the combination of means for forming a series of side by side folded interloelted dough elements having their several corresponding folded portions in parallelism, substantially is specified.

3T, In a machine ot the character described, the combination of means for forming a series oif folded noodles, having their free ends extending in the same general direction from the iold and means for overlapping the free ends of adjacent noodles, substantially as speciiied.

3S. In a machine ot the character described, the combination of means for forming` a series of noodles, and means for interlocking adjacent noodles, substantially as specified.`

39. ln a machine of the character described, the combination of means for forming a series of noodles, and means for interlocking the ends of adjacent noodles, substantially as specified.

l0. The combination of means for Severing a sheet of dough into ribbons, means for cutting the ribbons into suitable lengths, a folding member past which the ribbons are red, and an adjustable reciprocating Iolding member for folding the ribbons and depositing them on top of the first mentioned folding member.

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noodle is held oi' supported by theV reciprocating folder.

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